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Chronicle
2015-2016
From the
President
2016 has been a period of change for College and
the Association; all of it for the better.
The first change has been to
In Memoriam
, now
known as
Chronicle
. It will be the formal record
for the Association, incorporating obituaries,
lists of those who have graduated and those who
have received honours from Her Majesty.
There has also been a physical change for the
Association’s office; it is now located in the heart
of College in the Hare Memorial Library. The
move has been part of an effort to work more
closely with College.
Why this renewed focus on working with College?
Executive Principal, Garth Wynne, talks of
College providing “excellence and innovation
wrapped in tradition”. As Old Boys, it is one
of our tasks to monitor and uphold tradition
and it is even more important that we support
College in delivering an excellent and innovative
educational experience.
To that end the Committee has made two
significant changes to the way in which it
supports College. The first is a change to the way
scholarships are awarded from the Scholarship
Fund with the creation of a formal Old Boys’
Association Scholarship. Previously, the Old
Boys’ scholarships were discretionary and
awarded annually. There will now be one award a
year, for up to five years, for 33% of tuition fees.
The Old Boys’ Association Scholarship will go to
a boy who, due to his educational achievements
and character, would benefit from attending
College – but, without the scholarship, would
otherwise not be able to attend.
The second change is a commitment by
the Committee to a 10 year programme of
art purchases. Each year a new piece by a
contemporary New Zealand artist will be
selected – by Old Boy James Blackie – and gifted
to College. It is hoped this initiative will, over
time, create a cultural resource for College.
We have also made some changes to our events
calendar. 2016 saw the advent of Community
Events, organised in conjunction with College,
which draw together people from across the
College community – Old Boys, current parents,
past parents and prospective parents.
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Jeremy Johnson